Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1942 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publish'd Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated. Entered at the Decatur. Ind., Pos’ Office as Second Class Matter. J. H Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec y & Bus. Me: Dick D. Heller Vice President Subscription Rates*. Single Copies I 03 One week, by carrier . 1' I One month, by mail Three months, by mall It" 1 j Six months, by mail 1 75 One year, by mall Prices quoted are within a radius i of 100 mil- s. Elsewhere K 50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEERER A CO, <ls Lexington Avenue. N< w York 35 East Wacker Drive. Uhtcae / • A Charter M* mhcre of The Indiana League of Home Dallies. Give something to the USD Help the boys In the ervlc* laist call to: rubber sc .ip so we can win the scrap Th. driv* doses tomorrow night at midnight. —o—o— Huy bonds and win the Wat If we don’t, neither money, land, in • vestments or any thing <■!-• you have will be worth a lead nit he! —o A Tacoma man fi9 yea: old. shot himself twice in the head and on< < in the breast near the heart He will recover but he will nevei pass! the < sain as a sharjMhooter —o Crops In Adams county look wonderful. The recent rains havej helped out and If *b- ■ hfr.i 1; I*..- • or Hessian file, don’t get too num eroiis. It ought to be a rlc h hat - j vest. O—O Help Ear! Caston ami his a.-sisf ants put over the 152.000 bond quota for this month That’s a whopper Job but we can do it if we each help a little Sqtit-ezc In an extra one or two this month if you I can Rev C M Piugli. now a permanent chaplain at Camp Shelby. In an address over the radio, tailed on •very one to aid In winning thwar that we may maintain freedom of religion and the right to live dec* nt lives O—O— August Ist will -Olin be here and ’ you can then obtain an automobile license tn Indiana, good for the ' balance of the year, sot half price. Those who have been giving their car- a rest can roll them for five mcnths on the bargain rate. —o Women stenographers int* rested in securing employment at Wright Fleia. Itayton. Ohio, may interview Alvin Kelley of the < ivil service department by tailing at the Dtcatur post c.ffic at one o’clock Fri day afternoon The position pay 31.<40 per year to start with O—O Dou’l forget, as of course you won’t, that you ran get an extra two pound*. of sugar pei person for your faml’y starting the imh I*e card number seven. Your grocer can tell you about it. If that con tinues each three weeks and there ta a chance of that happening, you will be able to get by without mm b takeoe ven f>nce For a copy of Decatur Daily Democrat to to People* Restaurant Loee Bron. Restaurant on ttale each evenißK

I If we don’t want the passenger ' trains taken off th- Pennsylvania, we should say so. A committee Irom here properly organized and ••quipped with the data. could add to the influence of other «it i* s along the line It is certainly better to 1 keep the trains going if it’s possible. O—O The death of Daniel Willard. Si president of th. It A- <>. railway I for many years and active in rail , o.iding sine he left the Vermont I farm of his father sixty three years j i ago irimrtie one of the last of the ! 1 old tim -t- who helped to d> vel p! thf great industry. He was widely ’ known aiol greatly admired for his ! ability. O—O i It’t- not difficult to figure ou* that line way the wai lias been going the I past month it i not going to end :n a !• w week We have only i -tarted and we inns' keep on sacrihieing and helping If we want to Ver I- -lim> the Id way of life that ilt' I most <>f us -<> well Huy mill bond- >oiii < * nitty meds the mom y —o Indiana leads in about *v* y| thing but we can't boast of our! I record on smallpox This stale re- ' poi'ed t’.7,'c<>2 < ases since 1021. which !r about one f urte< nth of all the <a-es in tin- forty eight states. Cans*- given is that w. are derelict about v.e Inatfon Nln* slates (have 'aw making th:- compulsory | before < i.ildr n can enter school -0 li We lie going plans We will j ge- - .mi wheie And w. an g It!.’ I l to have a couple of yea’s, perhaps I 'three year*, b-fori we < at: make! • < 'sure that our type of civilization I lis going to Mttrvivc lam perfectly , confident of it mysej We have all got to sat rifle e But we are going t. come out the winner In , the long Ull I’lie-uleiif Ro sev-It * --0 The Dine r. port of the Red Cross i [activities In Adans, county show! J every department functioning In j war time '.peed. The .ecord is one I |of the be.t s far made and the [ patriotic men and worn n thus enj gaged are doing their full part to-, i wards winning the war ami aiding I those in need It's a wonderful or- ' ganizatlon that is most appreciated [ In times Ilk. thcscc. —o That youngster, lam Boudreau, I > young* st manager in the big lea-1 I guiM, o not nly proving his exec it- | ! five ability but is in line to be a top-notch star in the game. He Is on<- of the best Infielders in the ■ i game and In the All K<ar game in ' ' New York City Monday night, i I cracked out a home run to start ! I his team off for a 3 to 1 victory I ever the Nationals O—O A tramp who said his name' was Alex Patterson 51. was In Huntington on the Fourth and deliberately ' burned a large hole in ate American flag with a cigarette. He wax fined ten dollars and sent to the penal ' farm for three- mon'hs. That ought to sober him and give him sum I ] |e**olts cn respect for the American flag His next dose may be r more severe This is certainty no I time tor such malicious acta. —o t Air raid tests now being mad* t here lead up to a total blackout r some night to be announced when r plan-* are complete. If thia seems foolish to you. inquire of th*,- who ■ p have lived along the coast■ when t real alarms had to be given. It's h weP to be prepared for any emergency for they < ome when least exI pec ted We are sure every citixen here will follow the instructions to the letter when they are announc ed O—©— The I*Bo provide* clean entertainment for the boys in the armed service and represent* the combtn cd effort of all organisation* It’s a worthy cans* and should be supported tor Ha brings cheer to oar late The quota tor the coanty b 'l2 3 A ’ *u4 sksuld be sere thin l.abecnbad s a day or twe wmb

the war SHOULD END IN 1942 (FOR SOME PEOPLE) r ? ■ r ’• i u n 5 F 4 -. * •• B A| rZ - ■ iOflH Li/- A' >-* ’-■// tXTRFMt k \ '//ptNALTVFORI L -i 4 ■. Wf spies 1 V’ . kt f It- «Y/e V* a* y _ • • •LU I .A,'* ‘ —• I—-—.———

th*- campaign starts th<- first of next week Watch f . announev tn nts and help the- boy- put ft over -0 Japan says chin;, ic.c- 1o“t five ■nfllion nun during the- live-year war and China Insists th Japs have l<>-- 2 5""""'' That's i.-clticing population nithe rapidly but Russia say.' Germany has lost that many in a year and Goebels -aythe lied- have given up twice- that It's puzzling but it’s certain that millions havt been killed and wounded and the one. proud italic ns reduced to want War is a terrible means of settling a diveri a ion of opinion 118 Ulin —■ ( f I ■l—N—*■—» Modern Etiauette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ —4'. Constipation Constipation can often In- remi edh-cl by di inking one- or two glasses of water before breakfast, prei fc rably h t. and following a diet of coarse cereals, green vegetable*, ami large quantities of fruit. Honey is very good for c onstipation Form > the habit of thorough mastication Treatment of Cork* When Im ttllng fruits. < a*tlp. etc . Ilf the corks ar- boiled for a few I minute*, so that they tiec-cme soft and pliable, they can be- easily' i pressed into the botles and when cold they will fit tighty Bananas Don’t keep bananas in the r- ■ trigerator. a- they will flavor every i uncovered eatable in there, and they themselves will turn black

Heavy Guard for Saboteurs on Way to Court al —e iX Ur « _jl . kr n » - j : *^- s '*’' ".■ "<' ? ■/? ' ’•«* *lb A ■ I ’ ' v ' Tftoi of eight accuMd NaM MboUun to on te Waehington before a military rommtomon appointed by Ro,melt When authorise, mmed the aecuaed men from thetr dtotnd jail cell* to the wsnce 4r<r~eat boUdme ta aoaely-guarded 'Black Manaa " aa armored U. 8. Army car CgUoered aa ehoe-n’aboia, JtoaU either by naagiag or before * ftrwg aqoad ■ being aakad by Uta I MMKMMttA ‘ (2. 1. H.

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>-- " ♦ The People’s Voice This column for the use of our ! readers who wish to make *ug- | gcatlon* for the general good | or dlscnsa questions of Inter- | eat. Please sign your name to j show authenticity. It will not | be used If you prefer that it j not be. | g • ■ Report of Picnic Priorities have- been granted for , materials to erect p'ants (or th*- ' making of some 2<Wt.(MMI tons of synthetic rubber p*-r year from grain. This will be a new outlet i for farm product*. For sometime j there has been a di-cc usslon be-j tw-en th* petroleum and the grain, interest* in Washington. This shows th*- power of the farm organ- ‘ . iMtion Among the out of the < ouuty , guest* at the fanners picnic held ' at Berne Saturday were Carl Soloomon. Allen county farm bureau chairman and Mr. and Mr*. Marta. Mere. » e oa n*y. Ohio. The se who fnrniabed luttaic were

Beil* Erman and the Bright sister*. Marie Smith and Irene Zeicher. Kirkland men’s chorus and the Magley quartet. Hansel E Schenck, president of the- Indiana farm bureau, gave a talk on th<- future of agriculture, i A discussion was held at the clone by county agent Archbold. E. R Johnson. Co. farm bureau chairman.' ► — • Answers To Test Questions Below are the answer* to the Test Questions printed on Page Two. j 4 f 1. Vyacheslav Molotov. 2 Admiral Chester W. Nimitx. ! 3. Colonel. f ’’Congressional Record " 5 No. 6. He vc free. 7. "As You Like It." 3. England 9. Marte Oteroa. 10. Maine.

MONROE NEWS ■Brook Andrews of Flint. Michigan, motored to Monroe during she weekend for his wife and children, who had been vlaltlng at the home of his father. Jim Andrewg, for several weeks. Howard Brandyberry. student at Indiana University. Bloomington, returned to that place Sunday after arriving home Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Banta of Richmond called on members of the Amo* Brandyberry family on the Fourth Mrs Banta was formerly Daisy Andrews of thlx community Mr and Mrs Guy Major of Kalamazoo. Mich. called on hfx aont. Mrs. A. R Brandyberry. lart Sunday. During the severe electrical storm early Monday morning, lightning struck and damaged :hree of the town of Monroe’* rural electric line posts near the Janies Cummings home north of town. The transformer and ail connections were also destroyed. One of the posts wax completely splintered. Mie Calvin Coppess has been confined to her home with illness for some time. George Smith of Marysville. Ohio, spent the weekend here with his father. W S. Smith Mr and Mrs Kenneth "Charlie" Bauman of Napoleon. Mich., arrived here during the weekend to visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. lister Keller of Davenport. lowa, and one of her wister* arrived here about a week

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX In the morning he had a temperature of 103. He didn’t know it; all he felt wm a warm, almost cosy ache of all hit limbs, as well as a trancelike vagueness of mind. She didn't know it either, but his flashed face and incoherent speech made her telephone for a doctor. A majority of the other occupants of the Owl on that first morning of Peace were also flushed and incoherent, though from a different cause. The Biffcr himself, sprawling, disheveled, and half undressed, snored loudly on a sofa In the little room behind the private bar; Frank, the bartender, boastful of never having touched a drop, languished in sober but melancholy stupor on the bench in the public bar, watching the tnaids sweep sawdust and broken glasses into heaps. Other persons, including a second bartender, a waiter, and several dilatory patrons who had either declined or been unable to go home, were not only fast asleep in various rooms and corridors, but likely to remain so till many more hours were past. It had been a night in the history of the Owl, as of the world. The only doctor who heeded the eal! proved, on arrival, to be extremely bad-tempered. As she met him in the lobby he took a sharp look round, eyeing distastefully ths prostrate figures visible through doorways. “Daresay you know how busy I am—three Bock ley doctors down with the flu—l'm trying to do the work of five men myself, so I hope you haven't brought me here for nothing. 1 know Briggs—known him for years—he drinks too much and I've told him he’ll die of it—what more ean I do? A man has a right to die as well as live the way he chooses—anyhow, a doctor ean’t stop him.” By this time she had led him upstairs and into the bedroom. He walked across to the bed. took j one look, and swung round angrily. “What’s the idea? Who is he?” “He’s been a soldier. He’s ill.” “But I thought it was Briggs.... You had no right to drag m» out here—who art you?" “A friend of the Biffer —. like yourself.” "Weil, I've no time for new cases.” “But he’s ttt. Can’t you see that?” “How much did he drink?" “Nothing. It isn’t that." “How do you know?" “I was with him.” “You’re his wife?” “No." “ w ell, what <s he to you? And wha.'s he doing here? You call me . away from my regular patients—you tell me It’s urgent—l hurry here because Briggs is an old friend—" But by this time he had drawn back the blankets. “Why—why bless my soul, the man’s tn his uniform!" "I told you—he’s been a soldier.” “He’s still a soldier—be belongs to a hospital." “Aren’t you going to help him at all?” “Cant Interfere In a Military ease—all 1 ean do is notify the authorities. What’s the fellow’s name? ... Ah. here It is—” "But he’s terribly ill.” “He’ll be «ent for.“ “But you eafi’t leave hhn tike this!” . "You don’t need to instruct me in my duty ” Smith half heard ail this as be lay ou the bed, his mind tremulous with fever and his body drenched tn perspiration; ho heard the door elose and then saw her face coming towards him out of a mist. . “I bungled that. Smtthy. I'm afraid the old boy’s gone beck to i toll ’em you’re here" went oe: “Yee, you think It doesn’t mattar, you’d just as soon go back —b« woeta you, when yum ones get there? Yow don’t really spent to bo to a hospital again ... Or de you?" He sadlai again, more fanttly. He was too lU to speak.

ago to vi»it with his mother. Mra. W. L Keller. Little Tommy Hoffman is Visiting at the home of his granttymrents, Mr at.d Mrs. .M|rt» Hernan. while his mother. Mrs Doyle Hoffman, and infant «on born Friday are being cared for in the hospital at Frankfort, where they live. Parry A. Mcßae wtarted U’Oi* as farm hand for E W. Busche. Mon day. He and his wife moved to one of the Busche farm homes last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Stuckey anti son. Ronnie, were hosts to mem bent of the Freeman Walter* family when they gathered at their home Saturday evening for a pot Im k wupper Io honor of the recent birthdays of Mr* Wil»on Maun and Mrs. Stucky. Fred Watkins and Laurence Beitler spent several day* last week near Linn Grove on the Waibash river where they camped and fished. The children and yonng people of the Monroe Friends Sunday achool and other* who helped with the children * day program given at that church recently, enjoyed a picnic on the lawn of the Roy Nidlinger home Thursday evening Games were played after which sandwiches, potato chip*, cookie*, and ice cream cone* were enjoyed. Those present included Mr*. Vila* Bollinger and children. Esther and Miriam. Opal Sprunger. Mr* Frank Ray and daughters. Pearl and Dorothy. Mrs. Herxchel John*ton and children. Elizabeth and Bobble, Mr. and Rev. Mr*. J. A Sproul. Mr*. John Christener. Jr. and daughter* Carolyn Kae and Marilin Mae. Ros-

“Well, if you die, Itll be pretty hard to explain you being here, but if you weren’t going to die J wouldn’t be so pleased at having let you go. So you’d just better stay here and not die, Smithy.” He kept smiling as if the whole thing increasingly amused him. Thus it happened that when, towards twilight, the doctor revisited the Owl, striding into the lobby in an even greater hurry and temper than before, she met him there with answers rehearsed and ready. “Well, young lady, I’ve made arrangements about that man. The Me'bury Hospital will send an ambulance this evening." “But he’s gone!" ’■What!" She repeated: “He’s gone." The doctor flushed and seemed on the verge of an outburst, then suddenly began to cough. She thought he looked rather ill himself. When he eould regain breath he said more quietly: “You’d better do some explaining. Where has he gone? How did he get away?” She offered him a chair. “Mayby he wasn’t so ill. Perhaps he was just drunk, as you said,” “Nonsense! He's a shell-shock case, if you know what tbit is—has delusions that people are against him. Men like that ean be dangercss—might have a crasy fit or something.” He began to cough again. “Now come on, don’t waste any more of my time. Tell me where he is." She *as facing him steadily when all at once his coughing became worse; he struggled with it for a while and then gasped: “Where’s Briggs? Let me talk to hfm about this.” “He’s out” “Weil, 111 call again later when I’ve finished my round.” He seemed to have a renewal of both energy and anger as he stalked out of the room, for he shouted the doorway: “It's all a t>» k a s lies you’ve been tailing—l know that much!” But ho d.d not cal! back later when he had finished his round. In fact he never did finish hit round. He collapsed over the wheel of his car half an hour later, summoning just enough final strength to pup up by the roadside. It wm a lonely road and they did not find him till he was dead. The flu of 1918 was like that. Later in the evening a military ambulance drove up to the Owl and drove away again after a few minutes. The Biffcr was emphatic in his assurance that there must have 1 been some mistake—oa his premises was ill But he called the driver and the J,wp attendants into Aepri and hospitably stood The flu had other victims: Biffer Briggs himself, Frank the barton, der, Annie the maid; they reeov- ■ ered. But an old man named Tom who for decades had odd-jobbed in • the Owl garden died quietly, like ten millions more throughout Europe; indeed the war during all its made without fcorrpr they were surrendered without concern, and the Owl was far leas perturbed when three fpurths of Its occupants were ill and near to death than on a night some months before when a Germsn Mr raadcr bld dropped a Solitary orM Xi‘to r * must pay the whale cost of the war; thp of the victors hurts and work waiting fur them; the new world tlrtnga Irtu res! pittance. The mcnrtg

THURSDAY JULY 9. ,

Ina. Christena. and Vj r gij s-. Rex Bovine. Gordon. J mm ? - MTW Louise Jean Brodheck l>ert, €lea*ant and H*-;* s j.,’ T*" fcerry, Sherman Gould. Howard Fuhrman, and M Losen«te|n. Mr. and Mrs. Russel family spent the holiday visiting in Grand Rapid m » *ubt ♦ r'“ r — in Q When the guest* atT? are few In number, and all intimate friends, wouM & the all right for the place bear only qieir first name Eliiabelh. Helen, etc ? . , A. Ye*, when all the close friends. Q. How should the c*r< Jihfty doctor read? ■*. A. James Walker. MD James Walker Q Doe* a good co: .. keep repeating "I* tha- *-/ don’t mean it. Really eu A No ; such a habi- | s annoying. o Twenty Years Totfoy July S IfTJ. wa« TItDWS COMMON EP.': Who should not be used referring to auimalx which. 4 .... —|

these were apnouneed Paula •* OB the newspaper upstairs slor.g »*. pw the breakfhst tray, but said not!: •; til! she was holding a thermetf’t to the light “Well, Smithy, yen ] down to nearly normal, so I reds a I can tell you the other good r.» —the government owes you 1 money.” She read him the de . _J!" and added: “So Stop worry or. you’ll be able to pay for tv. rytt/wg soon." IT)fl "But in the meantime'" — “.Vow what's bothering you?* I “I hate to seem inquisitive, te T —1 mean — you — you prob*# • aren't so well off as — as to be u, to afford — to help me — " "Darling, I'm not well off ata but helping yon Isn’t bank.’-;" me, either. And why should i hate to seem inquisitive?" IR] She stt fin the bed Waving • thermometer happily. "I'm a!n. i yon Ya too much of a gentleman i— — ! bob., After all, you don't kt- 1 • wkat you fire, do you? Mayle yet* ’ a lord or an earl or Cm! you remember going to taATES : You talked a good Mt lately st > you wage In a delirium, but it all war stuff—not very hr;t You’ve been pretty bad, incidents? i —know that? TMa mom "p's s t first time you've dropped below ■ • hundred.” She poured out a r tea. “All the others taught it a * i —good Job ? didn't.” > “You’ve been living here** j "Living and lifokfiVing. The? 1 closed the theater so I’d hate» ZH 1 nothing else to do, anyWay ” “I stUl don’t mo ho# you aMg k afford to help me like this.* Kjßn ' “Darling, I’ll let you into a 1 —l'm not paying for your r - ■* .» W if it makes you feel better, you a W turn over anything you like as •* W as the government gives you 0 ” • money.” ’ “That’s another trouble. ler ' be destoUßtad till Fm officiar y , charged from hospital.” “Well, hurry up and get f then they’ll discharge you ««■ ( enough.” "But—fn the meantime—3* aa i you see?—l Ant Wo—like th*- "* f fn somebody else’s house!" aIA I “But you don’t have to hide t r talkedjo the Biffer about you » .7 i '“Too mefln he knows I’m betw 0 and where I come from?” r “Yes, and he doesn't mind I rap, in fact. 1 knew le—- — “But—why does ha think yss’ ■ i doing all this fbr me?" _■■■ l , "well, why do yea think I i She laughri “It's just a hubd, > mine. Now listen to this-it» * I Bifllsr*s MM, not mine. He up ■ the time betng —When you v» t Ol r over thia flu and are strong e«w< . —why don’t you do a bit in the t* Cl ■ den same as old Tom used to? ‘ • ; you like, that is. Hight be g*dI you to have a quiet job in the as e air—you wouldn’t have to tai 4 .■* ■ people much. And it’s lovely b* J l when the summer eomes " ’ • t Somettflirt fltetod agem’t !> , i ssemery. "You said that ones > ■ ’ fon ‘" » “Did I?” „ • i “The night wo came here »' * b walked through the garden is «* 0 i fog. You said—Tt'» lovely i wh?r the summer come v’" , V r *W< It certainly to, but! « wtrtsuber seyhtg it. And R - thawM, who's supposed to foff* > w, *y i** > to remember them—thmr ’■ ! have happened before." i The Biffer a qot mindirg *»' : mild way es expreaeiag his ! a. -1 • witting Os authority, wtoeh he ” I rtHfitd as the same malign . EWSMUSU : -jsaasei a ■MMOwal w i»— - -